Hair Brained

Hair Brained is a 2013 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Billy Kent and starring Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff.

Plot
After being rejected from Harvard University, 14-year old genius and outcast Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe. Eli, the hair brained meets 41-year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser), a gambler whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college. The odd duo becomes unlikely friends in this comedic coming-of-age film.

Cast

 * Brendan Fraser as Leo Searly
 * Alex Wolff as Eli Pettifog
 * Parker Posey as Sheila Pettifog
 * Julia Garner as Shauna Holder
 * Michael Oberholtzer as Laird
 * Greta Lee as Gertrude Lee
 * Teddy Bergman as Alan Warren
 * Robin de Jesús as Romeo Torres
 * Elisabeth Hower as Eve Hansen
 * Austin Pendleton as Dapper Man
 * Toby Huss as Whittman Moderator / Brad the Announcer
 * Josefina Scaglione as Camilla
 * Kimiko Glenn as Perky Girl
 * Fred Melamed as Benny Greenberg
 * Lizzy DeClement as Sophie Searly

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 3.89/10. Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one star.